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When measuring moving materials, systems need careful consideration before choosing the best product for the job. Linear forces through the flexure and no sliding components within the flexure help to ensure excellent performance and a very long life.

The concrete or aggregate tests involve small displacement under force applications. The behaviour of the sample is then analysed accurately and characterised.

Solartron Probes can be used to gauge LCD and Glass materials. Applications include checking for flatness or curvature of the surface. The Feather and Ultra Feather Touch have such a light tip force, that there is no marring to the surface.

Solartron probes can be used to check the geometry of a cell phone casing or other formed part before assembly. Our 6mm diameter probes can also be used in tighter spaces, which is more important than ever as electronics become more compact.

Solartron probes can be used to check the height of SMC Wafers, or even the thickness of various layers.

Feather Touch probes can be used to precisely check the thickness of cell phone glass or LCD screens, as well as the thickness of a film layer on a pane. The low tip forces and available nylon tips will prevent any scratching or marring of the surface.

Solartron probes and sensors are used to check critical dimensions of Hard Disk Drive components. Here, Solartron Flexures are being used the check the perimeter of a casting. Using the Orbit® Network, all points can be checked simultaneously and fed into a PC for data tracking.

With an ultra-low tip force of 0.03N, Solartron Ultra Feather Touch probes are used instead of non-contact technologies for certain applications. Compared to a laser triangulation sensor, the UFT probes are more cost efficient, more compact, much easier to set up, and more accurate. Here, three Ultra Feather Touch probes are being used to check three points on a small, delicate Hard Disk Drive surface.

Ensuring measuring systems will not damage the product is of a high importance. Using one of Solartron's laser triangulation systems, there is no marring to the surface of target material, which can be an issue in the manufacture and testing of electronics.

Orbit® LTH is being used to check the aluminium sheet thickness as it comes off the roll, but before being cut into blanks and “drawn” into a cup shape. This has incurred thousands in savings, as machine downtime and scrap has been reduced.